The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1887-02-23
KANSAS.
Harvey County--.Newton the County
Seat-Young, Rich and Growing
"A Coming Boom---The
Place to Invest.

SEDGwICK CITY, kAN.-NO doubt
some of the readers Of the HERALD
would be interested in few lines con-
corning Harvey county, her chief towns
and the great Arkansas Valley.
Harvey county was named after pop
ular Governor of Kansas, and Is about
two hundred miles west of Kansas
City, and one hundred and thirty-five
miles south of Topeka, the State Capt.
tai. Harvey county is composed of
fifteen congressional townships, which
are amply watered by the tributaries of
the White Water and Arkansas rivers.
The face of the country Is "a beauti-
fully undulatiDg prairie. The soil is
rich, varying from sandy to clay
loan. The principal productions are
grass, wheat, corn, oats, flax, sorghum
and potatoes. Glover, timothy and blue
grass do well, so far as tried.
Three important railroads run through
the cOunty-the Santa Fe & st. Louis,
Fort Scott Il Wichita aud branch OF
the Frisco. Several other roads are
contemplated. Harvey county was
first settled IN the fall Of 1869 But lit
tie progress, however, was made until
the Santa Fe was constructed, when
immigration commenced in earnest,
and II has continued up to the present
time.
Harvey contains several fiourishing
tOwns-NewtOn, Sedgwick, Halslead,
Burton and Walton are the principal
towns. We have about ten good ba n ks,
four Of which are National. The popu-
lation of Harvey county is 1883, and
the valuation of her taxable property
amounts to Sl6,95l ,O97.95. Newton is
the Capital town Of Harvey county,
and is situated upon the Santa Fe
railroad, at point where it sends a
branch road down the Arkansas River
to the Indian Territory. Newton
stands at the gateway Of the far-famed
Arkansas Valley, and it is a flourishing
and substantially built city of about
5000 inhabitants. Newton contains
many elegant and costly business
blocks, churches and private residences.
The taxable property of the city
amounts to the sum of 81, 2O3, Ol0.10.
Newton is not Lehlnd in her news
papers, having three weeklies and two
dalies.
Sedgwick is the second city in size,
and IL situated at the junction of the
Santa Fe and Frisco railroads. 1t lie
the oldest town In Harvey county, and
contains about l, 100 inhabitants. Sedg-
wick City IL surrounded by as fine a
farming country as can be found 10 the
state, and her business men deal large
ly in stock and grain, and ship more of
both than is shipped from any other
town upon the Santa Fee road. We
have three large grain elevators, one
Touring mill, three lumber yards, and
eight or ten large stores. The writer
huO"S VI Nv octtci piooc ioi hch vi
means to invest in real estate than Sedg-
wick, as we are now on the eve of a
boom. We will have two more rail-
roads built through this city inside Of
the next twelve months. Any one
coming West would do well, in my
opinion, to visit this place before in
vesting elsewhere. Along the broad
basin of the Arkansas River sweeps
from early spring to fall the Southern
winds, bringing the air, aud with it
flowers Of the Gulf, as we'll the sweet
singing birds of Texas and Mexico,
while the mountains current, like a
welcoming guest, hovers midway TO
meet the sweet embrace of Southern
zephyrs. The Ark ansas Valley Is con-
sidered by all who see it to be the gar
den spot of Kansas. Come to the val
ley of the Nile and be happy!
Very respectfully,
q. w. BEAUCHAMP.